Shure PTH Push To Hear Control for Sound Isolating Earphones

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Finally!!! No need to remove my IPod earhones anymore...

Not convenient outside flights..

Too big and poor construction

Shure PTH Push To Hear Control for Sound Isolating Earphones

Manufacturer: Shure Incorporated
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Detachable Push-To-Hear Control lets you switch between your music and the outside world without removing your earphones, e.g. for brief conversations

Prevents the need to constantly insert/remove earphones for interaction while traveling

Package includes PTH control switch and VoicePort microphone, 9 in. cable, and 3 ft. cable

Compatible with all Shure SE and E series earphones and many others

Quality microphone lets you hear clearly what's going on

ASIN: B000M1JOVS

Product Description

Ideal for brief conversations without removing your earphones, the Push-to-Hear switch allows you to quickly and conveniently alternate between your music and your connection to the outside world. This optional accessory works with all Shure Sound IsolatingTM Earphones. The Push-To-Hear control is sold as a bundle with the Shure SE530 Sound IsolatingTM Earphones (SE530PTH.) When bought separately, other compatible models include SE210, SE310 and SE420 Sound IsolatingTM Earphones.

Customer Reviews:

Finally!!! No need to remove my IPod earhones anymore..........2007-11-03

This "PTH,Push To Hear Control for Shure Sound Isolating Earphones is great!! No longer do I have to say "What" when somebody addresses me while walking or conversation on an airplane. My background is radio and television broadcasting and I'm well acquainted with good sound and when I click on my PTH control I'm amazed at the clarity and sensitivity of the the response...Highly recommended!!!

Not convenient outside flights.........2007-10-08

I agree with the earlier reviewer's points:
Slightly bulky design, the battery drops off sometimes and a rather
inconvenient switch. But the microphone quality is good,
no doubt, although the isolation is not great: that is, I still
hear the music from my player when switched to the microphone mode.

The idea behind the design is to ensure
that you don't have to take off the headphones. But most of the time,
I find myself doing the following when I have to listen to an outside
conversation: pull out the PTH from the pocket, switch over to the
microphone mode, pull out the player pause it and then do the reverse all
over again. I would rather pull the headphones out and put them back in!

What would help is to have this switch also to pause the player and play back when the switch is flipped.
That I guess, would require to tie this up with particular music player.
Maybe a solution for iPods will sell.

But this was designed for use in flights when one has to
listen to short sentences and switch back the flowing music.

Too big and poor construction.......2007-09-21

This is way too big for its purpose and thus ends up adding too much bulk.

The build quality is not great. The battery door makes a poor contact and thus sometimes the controller doesn't work. Also it opens up easily and drops the battery.

Finally, the switch is very hard to move, which makes it inconvenient because sometimes is hard to activate single handedly.

Aside for that, the audio is good and it does let you peek in to exterior sounds without having to remove your headphones.

Average customer rating:

Shure SE530 Sound Isolating Earphones
A Remarkably Comfortable Sound Experience
Not good enough to justify the price
Shure SE530 Sound Isolating Earphones
Sorry, we're not in the same league anymore

Shure SE530 Sound Isolating Earphones

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Product Features:

Triple speakers for sound that rivals live performance
Triple TruAcoustic MicroSpeakers: Dedicated Tweeter and Dual Woofers
Sound Isolation Technology reduces background noise better than noise-cancelling headphones, without batteries or added hiss
Premium Fit Kit including a selection of interchangeable sleeves for personalized, comfortable fit; 3' extension cable; 9" cable; premium carrying case; volume control; ¼" adapter; airline adapter
Modular Cable Design lets users choose different cable lengths to suit different music player locations (armband, pocket etc.)

ASIN: B000O8ENQK

Product Description

Pure audio precision--the SE530 uses Triple TruAcoustic MicroSpeakers to create an expansive sound stage. A dedicated tweeter ensures that highs and mids are incredibly accurate and detailed, while dedicated dual woofers provide balanced, full-bodied bass. The Push-To-Hear Control (included with the SE530PTH) adjusts levels of external sound for maximum intelligibility.

Customer Reviews:

Shure SE530 Sound Isolating Earphones .......2007-12-25

These are the best earphones available if you can afford them. Their sound is comparable to a high end headphone ala Sennheiser HD280Pro. If you really want to tune the world out and listen in hi fidelity, these are the ones for you!

A Remarkably Comfortable Sound Experience.......2007-12-25

After carefully breaking them in, I started listening to my headphones. The first thing I noticed was that my Video ipod has a very bad sound card/amplifier! With these earbuds I can hear a faint bit of static when I am not playing music.

Ipod complaints aside, the earbuds are stellar. The sound is so rich and crisp yet soft. I don't think that I will ever experience ear fatigue with these bad boys. I have never heard purer, cleaner, better sound--ever. And to the ipod issue--I will definitely buy a nice headphone amplifier and start listening to CD's.

Now to the comfort: these earbuds are beautifully comfortable. I am using the expanding foam inserts. These offer a soft yet tight seal to my ears. After they're in for three minutes, I can't even tell they're in there.

I do not know how otherwise to express how much I recommend these marvels of acoustical engineering! Get them! Awesome job to you guys at Shure.

Not good enough to justify the price.......2007-12-24

Just got the ES530. I have used these type of head phones for a few years, namely the Eytomic ER-4P, so I will mainly compare the two. First price, the ES530 are about 3 times as expensive. To my ear while they have a little better bass response, offer a little more detail, they are not 3x better then the ER-4Ps. To be fair, I am still evaluating the ES530, but I am not floored by them like some other reviewers. I have had ER-4Ps since 2002. My first set lasted me till mid 2007, where they finally broke on me. I bought another set of ER-4Ps Jul 2007, but I was torn between buying them or "upgrading" to the ES530. I got my second set of ER-4Ps and noticed this second set, the build quality was not as good. Looks like they were using cheaper parts, but still sounded good.
The holidays roll around and on a whim I decided to by the E530s to go with my iPhone, and here I am writing this review. The build quality is alot better then the ER's, but I am not crazy about the actual design. Maybe it has more to do with more practice with one then the other, but I think its harder to put the ES530's then the ERs. THe ES530s look ALOT nicer then the ERs. They sound good, just not as good as I thought they would. Not much better then the ERs, and for so much more dough?

The one thing that I love about these headphones is how well it a pairs up with the iPhone and Shure MPA-3C Music Phone Adapter. Using this set up for phone calls is great, I hear and am heard clearly, modular set up of these headphone make it the perfect length.

So are these head phones good? Yup. Better then the Eytomic ER-4Ps? Yes. Is it worth the money? Maybe if you are looking for the perfect iPhone set up, other wise I think you could get more bang for your buck else where.

Shure SE530 Sound Isolating Earphones.......2007-12-21

Shure SE530 Sound Isolating Earphones
I travel 46 weeks out of the year and spend a lot of time on planes. I love them. I own a pair of Bose QC3 Head phones. My opinion, these earbuds out perform the Bose. Use the foam ear pieces so they form fit to your ear. The sound is spectacular! The only piece that you need to get used to is having them in your ear for extended period of time. I still use my QC3 when I want to drift off to sleep. These ear buds are an investment so keep track of them. They are worth the investment if you travel a lot or just want spectacular sound.
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Sorry, we're not in the same league anymore.......2007-12-18

First of all, sorry for my English as this is not my mother tongue.

When you realise that paying a few hundreds dollars for a music player, and only a few for the earphones may not be the best idea, you'll start looking at higher end products.

A few words about the reviewer: not a music addict/producer, nor an sound expert engineer, a bit of a geek yes, definitely Tech aware, business traveler (long haul ).I listen almost anything: classical, jazz, electro jazz, trip hop, lounge, and a lot of nice voices, not only opera ones.

If I guess it right if you're reading this, you already did your homework and you know that the SE530 could be a serious contender for your ideal earphone. You also know what's in the box, you just want to know if it works and if it's worth the price.
Here is why I absolutely recommend it in that it respects all my technical requirement:
- you're sick of the noise of those plane engines after 10 hours of flight, you just want to be in your own world, and get some rest: mission accomplished: I'm going to be radical here: I would almost buy those as ear plugs, even if they didn't produce sound. Yes, isolating is brilliant. Mind though: it's isolation we're talking about, NOT cancellation.So it's passive,no battery, no tricky system, it's just the old earplug principle, but a very efficient one. The box comes with a dozen of interchangeable adapters so whatever the shape of your ears I defy you not to find something that will fit and effectively "close the door" to the outside world.
- your compulsivity will be satisfied with : cord extension, volume control, sturdy travel box, plane adapter, little "thing" to clean the inside of the earphones from ear residue, etc... Two things worth mentioning: Shure, despite being american based, must love the Airbus: their plane adapter is for european made ones: two minijack of equal size. If you fly Boeing, you'll need a short and a long jack (pardon my ignorance of the right terms here). But you got the point: you may want to buy an additional plane adapter plug (it's cheap and small so it didn't loose a star for that, but I was disappointed as we're talking about high level stuff here).
The other thing is that SE530, unlike the SE530 PTH, doesn't have this big device that you plug to the cord to be able to listen the outside world at the push of a button, and then back to normal. I didn't go that route since a) earphones mean "light" and "packaable" to me (this is why I refused to go with normal headphones too) and b) if you need to listen to somebody or something frequently then it's definitely not the most appropriate time to enjoy silence or music, so put this music or video player away, your full attention is needed!
What I can confirm though is that you will NOT hear this flight attendant coming at you saying the plane is going down in flames please fasten your seat belt. You will have to remove the plugs, it's very surprising but it's also rewarding, there you know you made the right choice, sound isolation wise. Putting them back doesn't need an hour either (albeit it has to be done properly) so I think this PTH thing is a bit excessive.
What? music? aah! yep, you could listen to some music with the SE530 if you want :-) Seriously, it is impressive, both because of the quality and because of the (almost perfect) silence you're listening it into. My wife who is more bass aware acknowledged she never heard bass so well displayed. For the rest, what can I say that doesn't sound naive..it's clear, neutral, equilibrated, not "flashy" maybe. One common thing you'll read is that it does discriminate your audio sources. i.e.: with cheap stuff you'll see no difference between your ip..d, HiFi eqpt, computer audio card, compression codec, etc..With the SE530, you'll know why some things are bigger and/or more expensive than others. Plugging this into video games has been a revelation to me, atmosphere, tiny little stuff you never noticed are there. You'll love your HiFi with those. It's not like sitting a few meters away from your speakers, in the sofa, pumping up the volume, but then not everybody lives without neighbours.
So it is very very rewarding to be able to enjoy your hardware as if everything was brand new.
Voila, I hope you got a feeling of what awaits you with that pair of earphones.
I have a recurrent approach over gadgets, I'd say either you stay with the low/average stuff: spend 50 dollars on the Shure entry level for instance, or if you decide to do something, don't stop until you reached the best compromise quality/price. The SE530 are an impressive product, that leaves no chance to the competition. You could go to 5000 USD things if you wished, you won't notice the difference unless you have golden ears. What I tell you if that with those you WILL notice and get at least what you paid for, if not a LOT more.
PS: I don't work for Shure, I had to pay for my earphones :-), I did a lot of research, and although this is my first review, it had to praise the product because it's a fine product. I'm sure many of you will lay back on whatever seat you're on, listening to opera or Britney spears (?) and smile thinking "yep, he was right, this is beautiful"

Shure SE530 - Sound Isolating High-Definition In-Ear Headphones SE530 HEADPHONES-Ear Buds/Earphones

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Shure SE530 - Sound Isolating High-Definition In-Ear Headphones SE530 HEADPHONES-Ear Buds/Earphones

Manufacturer: Shure
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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ASIN: B000POI5N0

Product Description

The SE530 in-ear headphones from Shure provide highly accurate lifelike audio in a small comfortable design. The earphones use three balanced armature drivers (two woofers and a tweeter) with an integrated passive crossover for clear defined bass and treble performance with excellent detail.Multiple sizes and types of in-ear sleeves are provided so you can find the best fit. The soft comfortable sleeves sit securely and comfortably in your ear and help to block out approximately 90 percent of ambient noise so you can focus on the music you love rather than the distractions around you.Several accessories are included with the SE530. An extension cable and a 1/4 adapter provide added reach and wide device compatibility. An airline adapter and in-line attenuator let you connect to an airplane's sound system and adjust the volume level accordingly. A durable carrying case is also provided for travel and protection. SE530 - Sound Isolating High-Definition In-Ear Headphones. Item Type: Professional Audio > Accessories > Ear Buds/Earphones.

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